Metal door.



A. G. GODDARD. METAL DOOR. APPLICATION FILED JAN/30, woe.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909:

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ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 13

A. 0. GODDARD. METAL D0011. APPLICATION FILED JAN 30,

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ALVIN CARROLL GODDARD, ()l NEW YORK, N.

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To all 'u/i'wm it may; concern:

Be 1* known limb l, .ilLYlN (kiwi-iii dolo- Specification of Letters Patent.

1 the middle of the inner side.

nun), a eitizen'ol' the United States, and n i'esicl'enlof the city of N ew York, Long lSlilllll City, borough of Quee s, in the county of Queens and mm of New York, have invomited a new and improved Metal liooiyol Wliich the following is a lull, elem. and exact desciiplion.

' means for the stiles and. rails F The object of the invention is lo provide a new and improved floor, made 111 its pa -fie of sheet met-ail, the ports lion) and ports anal conihiimtions of the some,

which will he more fully (l scribed herein Elliot anal om pointed. oul in the ('lzL'lJll-S.

ul practical emhooimenl of the invention is 'iepi'csei'iled. in the mmonipanying (lin-iwine's forming a part oi this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figurel is a lace View oi the metal door in posilion on. the door casing; Fig. 2 is :m enlarged sectional plan View of" the some on the line 2 4'-ol Fig. l Fig. 3. is an enlarged lrnnsverse seclion of the some on the line %-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4- is a like View of the some on the line l-4 of i Figs. 5 and. are perspective views ol the interlocking means for fastening the molding in place; Fig. 7 is a similar View ol lho moi-locking 8 is a cross section of a modified form of the moans for connecting lhe mil, panel and molding with each other; Fig. s is willie View of another modified lei-iii of the some, Figs. lo to 15 are sectional plan views of modified forms of the means for connecting the stile, panel and molding wibli'enoh other, and 'l ig. 16 is a. section on the line h" 16 of Fig. 3.

The (loor is preferably made 0? sheet melal i and is its general oonslrncl-ioii consists of the,

the pints hill-wees the panels anal who stiles A. A and. rolls E, B and ch of the stiles A, A is made of a single piece of sheet metal: hem, mt-o tubular form (see Fig. 2),. and lie-wing its ends meeting at main I eneil orlookecl together to render the (loo? exoee lstiles A and il high liontni case of fire. l'oe means 101' mslen- I vl Pc tented April 13, i909. Application filed January 30, 19%. Serial No. 413,355.

lhe hollow lop and hell-om mils B and ll (see l'ig: 3. are fol-mod ol two pieces of sheet metal B B connected with each other and the top rail B a?" the lop thereof o reinforcing bars l2, E of which the lull 15 extends Within the rail while the inn.- ll ills into n. recess 'l'oi'n Fil h hondlnglhe top portion of the r-ioccp ll", ll" ClOWDWRI'dl as indicated in Fig. 5, the said lop pieces and hers E, E heing wimocled with each other hy screws l". The hollow mil l3 issnnilmlv CODSlTHPlLGd. lic mils ll" and B are connocled Willi the h prox'iiling lhc stiles at 1c inner siiles Willi sli'ucloup keepers (l, mlaplul lo he engaged by bayonet slots H formed on the coi'z'csoon(ling end of the mil B, B or B" (see lfigs. 5 and 7).

The poi'xels C we fOlDlQll of two sheets of metal l), C having ("/heii' sides terminating in double sea-m members C interlocked with like double seam members A formed by flanges extending integrally from the inner sides of the A. {Hill A (see Fig; 2). In a like manner the top and bottom ends of the panels (Y. '1 terminate in double seam members C interlocked with corresponding (lou lc seam members B formed on the rails B and B (see 3).

The mirhlle 01 intermediate rail 13' is l'oi'niml of two pieces of sheet metal having choir tops and bottoms terminating inv vert-ically-extemling flanges B resting against the faces oi the sheets C, C of the panel C, as plainly indicated in Fig. 4, and the ends of the middle o1- intermediate mil B are interlocked with the stiles A, A, the same as the top and bot-tom rails, that is, by means of the keepers G and the bayonet slots H (see Fig. l). i

The fastening of each sti'i of molding I) with the oorres' oonding stile i l, A and rail B, B, i; B is the some, special reference being had to Figs. 5 and 6, which shows the molding D at the intermediate rail B.

The nioldii'ig D is formed of a single strip of closet metal hent so a desired ornamental nd )a'ovioleol will! an inwardlyilango ll i esling against the cor responding flange of the stile or roll, the said flange D lieitng engaged by a struck-up tongue I on the corresponding part oi. the stile rail (see Figs. El Md 4;). The flange l) of each molding stri ais'slso provided with an outlr u tongue 5 (see Fig. 5) mispled to abut against an opposite bent tongue or abutment K struck up on the corresponding part of the stile or rail, so that when the molding is forced in place the lug J in striking the abutment K is curved, to firmly interlock with the corresponding part of the stile or rail, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 5. V

In assembling the parts of the door, the flange members for forming the double seams between the Ipanels and the stiles and rail, are open to a ow of convenientl engaging one double seam member wit the other, and when this has been done, the engaged double seam members are pressed together, to completely interlock with each other, as shown in the drawings. In order to avoid a possibleopening of the double seams, the two sets of abutting double seams are fastened together by rivets L (see Figs. 2 and 3).

.In the-modified form illustrated in Fig. 8, the s aced anel sheets N, N are extended into t e rail 0, and the latter are provided with vent openings 0, registering with the space between the panel'sheets N, N and with the corrugated filling l of asbestos, so that air can circulate in the hollow door. The anel sheets N are provided with outwardly-extending frames N secured by screws 0, to a reinforcing bar O,-held on the inside of the rail under the overlapping flanges O of the rail 0.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 9, the rail P is formed of two side sheets P, P connected with each other by a cross piece I,

interlocked by seams P with the side sheets P, P Screws P connect the cross piece P with the reinforcing bar P and the flanges N 2 of the panel sheet, the said bar P and the cross piece P" having vent openings'P P for admitting air to the. air space and filling of the panel, the same as above described relative to the form shown in Fig. 8.

As shown in Fig. 10, the stile Qis interlocked with the double sheet panel Q and with the reinforcing strip Q by the double scams, the reinforcing strip extending between the two sheet-sot the panel Q to reinforce the same.

As shown in Fig. 1], the moldings l) are locked in place between flanges it of the panel sheets R and the inner side of the corresponding stile R the panel having a rein- .forcing bar it interlocked-with the stile by the double sea-ms.

The moldings D shown in Big. l2 are fas tened in place by se aratc angle irons S, one

member of which is eld in the corresponding double seam connecting the stile S with the 'panel S, and the other member clampsthe flange I) against the stile.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 13, the double seams between the stile Tnnd the panel T are inside of the stile and the said seams T are connected with each other by a corresponding bar T, having its sides curved over the said seams.

As shown in Fig. 14, the interlocking of the stile U panel U and moldingD is in a trans verse direction, an angle iron U being riveted at one member to the corresponding panel sheet, and the other member being engaged by an S-shaped flange U on the stile side terminal. Rivets Utserve to fastenthc angle iron U, the flange U and the molding flange D together.

The panel V shown in Fig. 15 is made of glass and rests on supporting members V interlocked with the double seam members V of the stile V the end of the glass panel abutting against a shoulder Von the short ene d molding V on which is secured a retaining strip V by the use of screws V to hold the glass. panel V in place. The strip V is shaped to render the appearance of the moldings alike on both faces of the door.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A metal door provided with hollow panels connecting the bars, the bars being formed of sheet metal bent into tubular form the ends of the sheet meeting at .the inner side of the bar, and the hollow panel being formed of spaced sheets of metal having their margins interlocking with the ends of the sheets forming the bar, and moldings ro videihs iith intu'rned flanges for covering t e jointstasie bar being, providedwith tongues for engage ment by t e flanges.

2. A metal door provided with stiles and rails connecting the stiles with each other, each stile being formed oia single iece of sheet metal bent into tubular form, t e ends stile, and the said inner side having integral struck-up keepers, each of the said rails being -hol'lo'w and provided at each. end with bayonot slots for engagement witlrthe said kecpers.

3. A metal door provided with stiles and rails connect ng the stiles with each other, eachstile being formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent into tubular form, the ends of the sheet meeting at the inner side of the of the sheet meeting at the inner side of the stile, and the said inner side having integral struck-up keepers, each of the said rails being formed of two pieces of sheet inetaL-and means for connecting the sheets together at the outer edge, each of the said pieces being provided at each end with a bayonet slot for engagement with the aid keeper.

4. A metal door having members of sheet metal and each provided with a flange, the flange having tongues struck up in opposite directions, one of the tongues forming an abutment for the other tongue to strike against and be. curved into locking position. A metal door having a rail, a panel formed of spaced sheets and reinforcing members in the said .penel sheets, the said rail, panel sheetsfand reinforcing members being interlocked by double scams.

6. A metal door having at rail having 3 shaped flanges, a panel termed. of spaced sheets, a inolding havinga flange, angle irons for reinforcing the panel sheets, and fastening means for securing the angle irons, the rail flanges and the molding flanges together'.

7. A metal door comprising stiles of sheet metal bent into tubular form, the ends meeting at the inner sides of the stiles endprowided with seams, top and bottom rails formed of two pieces bent into tubular form the pieces being connected at one edge by reintorcmg bars and provided et the other edge with seems the stiles having struck up keepers and the rails vbeing provided bayonet slots whereby to connect the stiles and the rells, panels formed of spaced sheets having seams at their edges connecting With mediate mil comprising two sheets arranged on each side of the panel and havlng flanges engaging the same, said rail being provided ALVIN CARROLL GODDARD.

Witnesses: i

with l I H. J. MnsLon,

EMTL BLAUM.

the seams of the stilescnd the rails, an inter- .with bayonet slots for engagement by the 

